Collar.



EDWARD J. QUIGLEY, or NEWARK, NEW- COLLAR.

Specication of Letterslatent. Patented Mal. 24, 1914.

Application filed April 2, 1,913. .Serial No. 758,36..

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD J. QUIGLEY, a citizen of the United States, and a residentof Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to collars, more particularly to soft or neglige collars, and the objects of the invention are to provide a soft or neglige collar which when inv use will have many of theadvantages of a stif collar without the use of Celluloid strips or similar separate stiflening means.

Further objects of the invention are to provide the collar with integral stitfening means that in no way interfere with the appenance, comfort or laundrying of the collar.

To the accomplishment of the above objects, and to such others as may hereinafter appear, the invention comprises a soft turned down collar, the inner portion, or neck band, of which is provided with additional plies of cloth, at the front ends of the neck band and, adjacent the back buttori hole of the collar, said additional plies of cloth extending to the top of the neck baud and adapted to be stare-hed to hold the soft portions of the collar in proper posit-ion.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a collar made in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the collar laid out flat, and Fig. 3 is a section of the collar taken through the back of the collar.

In the drawings: In the present instance A designates the neck band portion and B the top portion of the collar which is usually made of two or more plies of linen, silk or cotton sewed together and cut to form a turned down collar such as shown in Fig. 1. The portions A and B of the collar are preferably made of continuous pieces of material, the top portion B and the neck band A being turned or folded along the line designated by the row of stitches C placed in position for this purpose.

In order to keep the collar upright when in use the neck band is provided with additional plies of material adjacent the front and back button holes D and E. In the present instance the additional plies of-cloth comprising the back supporting member F situated about the button hole E, are cut approximately in the shape of a semicircle neck band of the collar, as shown in Fig. 2, the upper curved portion of the back supporting member Fextending to .the row of stitches C marking the top edge of the colcomprising the front supporting members G situated about the button holes D on the overlapping ,tabs of the neck band, are preferably cut and sewed to cover the tabs at one end, whereas the other ends are cut and sewed on la diagonal line extending from the top of the tabs, or the row of stitches C, to the bottom of the neck band, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

The front and back supporting members F and G as above described, are preferably starched in laundrying, the remaining portions of the collar being left soft, the additional thickness of material comprising the front and back supporting members facilitating the starching and stitlening ofthe collar at these places.

It will be seen from the above description that a collar so constructed will remain upright as shown in Fig. 1, the same being held in this position by means of the front and back supporting members F and G, made integral with the collar and starched to accomplish this purpose. It is also to be noted that the button holes are-in the supporting members and will retain the collar buttons preventing them from turning and sewed preferably to the back of theV I and coming out, and that the diagonal extension of the front supporting members G and the broad lower portion of the back supporting member F, insure the collar remaining in position on the neckhand of the shirt to which the collar is attached, the upper part of the collar being left soft for the comfort of the wearer. The collar when worn is very comfortable, stays in position, looks neat, is easily laundried and has no loops or extra parts to troublethe wearer, no buttons or similar uncomfortable means are required to hold the neck band together in front as is required by other soft collars, the present collar overcoming all of these faults.

W'hile the invention has been described with particular reference to the details of construction, the same is not to be considered as limited thereto, as many changes may be made and still fall within the scope of the following claims.

What I claim is:

1. A soft turned down collar comprising A 5 an inner neckband portion having button holes at its ends and middle and an outer .turned down portion, and stii'ening means secured to said neckband around said button holes and extending to the top of the neckband at the ends and middle, but spaced apart along the top o f the neckband, whereby the top of the neckband is supported at the ends and middle but remains soft and unstifened therebetween.

18 2. A soft turned down collar comprising an inner neckband portion having button holes at its ends and middle and an outer turned down portion, and stiening means comprising extra plies of cloth secured to 20 said neckband around said button holes and extending to the top of the ncckband at the ends and middle, but spaced apart along the top of the neckband, whereby the top of the neckband is supported at the ends and middle but remains soft and unstiiened therebetween.

3. A soft collar comprising a top portion and a neck band having end tabs, button holes in said end tabs and back portion of said neck band, front stiifening members comprising extra plies of cloth secured to said end tabs and extending from the top of said tabs rearwardly to the bottom of said neck band, and a back substantially semicircular stiii'cning member comprising 35 extra plies of cloth secured to the neck band adjacent the back button hole and extending to the top of said neckband, whereby the upper portion of the neckband is supported at the ends and middle but remains 40 unstiifened therebetween.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD J. QUIGLEY.

Witnesses:

LEo J. MATTY, PAUL H. FRANKE. 

